Bottle-cap opener



Feb. 7, 1928. I 1,658,396

R. SATO BOTTLE CAP OPENER Filed March 1 1927 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 7, 1928.

PATE orr cs.

RYUJIWSATO, on NEW YORK; N.

, BOTTLE-CAP rE E i-I Application filed'March 17, 1927. SerialNo.176,152. I i

This invention relates to closers for bottles and has special referenceto a bottle cap re-' mover.

More particularly the invention relates to a permanently attachedremover for bottle caps of the type commonly known as crown caps.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple and improved deviceof high effiency and ease of operation by which the common crown cap canbe readily removed without the use of any tools.

A second object of the invention is to provide a wire attachment forsuch bottle caps in the form of an improved remover wherein the ends ofthe attachment will engage the top of the cap when removing the providean attachment of this character wherein the wire used is of a novelconstruction conforming to the mouth and side parts of the bottle.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically clalmed.

In the accompanying drawings like char acters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is aside view of the upper part of a bottle showing the cap andremover in position.

Figure 2 is a similar View at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the cap and remover.

Figure l is a section on the line H of Figure 3.

In the present embodiment of the invention there is disclosed the upperpart of a bottle 10 having a bulge 11 just below its lip wher-eon ismounted the cap which is of the ordinary crown type having a top portion12 and a depending flange or skirt 13. Through this skirt extends a pairof spaced openings 14.

The remover consists of a single length of wire bentintermediate itsends to provide a linger engaging portion or bight 15 from which extendsupwardly a pair of legs 16 which pass through the openings 14: from theinside of the flange outwardly and are then curved or bent firstoutwardly and then inwardly to provide ends 17 which engage the top 12of the cap so that forcing the part 15 outwardly and upwardly readilylifts the cap off. Below the skirt the legs 16 are bowed outwardly as at18 to conform to the bulge 11 and the bight 13 is transversely curved tosubstantially conform to the cross sectional curvature of the bottleneck.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

It I is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form andconstruction of the invention without departing from the material spiritthereof. It is not, therefore,

desired to confinethe invention tothe exact form herein shown anddescribed, but it is desired to include all such as properly come withinthe scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In combination, a bottle cap having a depending peripheral flangeprovided with a pair of spaced openings, and an openerattachmentconsisting of a. length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide apair of legs, said legs extending through saidopen V ings from theinside of the flange outwardly and having their terminal portions bentinwardly over the top of the cap to engage the upper surface of thesame, the bent portion connecting. the legs extending downwardly belowthe cap to providea finger grip.

' 2. In combination, a bottle cap having a depending peripheral flangeprovided with a pair of spaced openings, and an opener attachmentconsisting of a length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide apair of legs, said legs, extending through said openingsfrom the insideofthe flange out-i wardly and having their terminal portions bentinwardly over the top of the cap to engage the upper surface of thesame, the bent portion connecting the legs extending downwardly belowthe capto provide a finger grip, said last mentioned portion beingcurved transversely to conform to the crosssectional curvature of thebottle neck.

. 3. In combination, a bottle cap having a depending peripheral flangeprovided with a pair of spaced openings, and an opener attachmentconsisting of a length of wire bent intermediate its ends to providea'pair of legs, said legs extending throughsa-id openings from theinside of the flange outwardly and having their terminal portions bentinwardly over the top of the cap to engage the upper surface of thesame, the bent portion 10 connecting the legs extending downwardlymediately above said last portion being bowed outwardly to conform tothe bulge of the bottle mouth.

. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

RYUJI SATO.

